.NASA welcomes the media as well as social to explore the nexus of room as well as food items innovation at the company's Deep Space Meals Challenge seminar and also victors' announcement at the Nationwide as well as Ohio Ranch Agency 4-H Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Friday, Aug. 16..In 2019, NASA and also the CSA (Canadian Area Company) started the Deep Space Food Challenge, a multi-year international attempt to create lasting meals devices for long-duration habitation in space including the Moon and Mars. Because Stage 1 of the problem opened in 2021, much more than 300 teams coming from 32 countries have built impressive food system designs. On Aug. 16, NASA will definitely reveal the final Period 3 victors and also acknowledge the communal worldwide attempt.NASA will certainly award approximately $1.5 million during the course of the honors event, amounting to the reward purse for this three-year competitors at $3 million. International crews additionally will definitely be actually recognized for their achievements." Advanced food items units additionally help lifestyle on Earth," said Kim Krome-Sieja, performing system supervisor of NASA Centennial Challenges at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "Solutions from this problem can make it possible for brand-new avenues for food development around the world, especially in severe atmospheres, resource-scarce regions, and also in areas where catastrophes disrupt critical framework.".Media likewise may seek participation for tasks on Thursday, Aug. 15, including personal trips, media, know-how sharing, and cooking adventures. Intrigued media need to have to RSVP by 3 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 12, to Street Figueroa at lane.e.figueroa@nasa.gov.The Methuselah Groundwork, NASA's companion in deep blue sea Area Meals Difficulty, is hosting the occasion in sychronisation with the Ohio State Educational Institution University of Food Items, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and also NASA Centennial Difficulties." Our Stage 2 victors' occasion in Brooklyn, New York, was actually an amazing show of advancement, collaboration, and also cooperation across NASA, industry, and also academic community," said Angela Herblet, obstacle manager of the Deep Room Meals Difficulty as well as course professional of NASA Centennial Challenges at NASA Marshall. "I am actually looking forward to celebrating these dazzling Stage 3 finalists and also emphasizing the giant jumps they have actually created toward making sustainable, cultural food items production bodies.".The celebration will include a meet and also greet along with the Phase 3 finalists, symposium doors, as well as stay demonstrations of the finalists' food items production innovations. Attendees likewise will have the option to comply with the workers of Ohio Condition students named "Simunauts," who managed operations of the technologies during the course of the eight-week demo and screening period." The Prizes, Difficulties, and also Crowdsourcing group is actually thrilled to accept media, stakeholders, and the public to our celebration in Columbus," stated Amy Kaminski, system executive for NASA's Prizes, Obstacles, and also Crowdsourcing at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. "These finalists have actually operated vigilantly for 3 years to develop their unique, impressive food items units, and also I'm thrilled to observe how their innovations might affect NASA's future deeper area objectives.".The awards event likewise will certainly livestream on Marshall Area Air travel Facility's YouTube channel and NASA Prize's Facebook page.As a NASA Centennial Challenge, deep blue sea Space Meals Problem is a collaborated effort between NASA as well as CSA for the advantage of all. Subject experts at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and also NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Fla support the competitors. NASA's Centennial Problems belong to the Prizes, Problems, and Crowdsourcing course within NASA's Room Innovation Purpose Directorate and also took care of at NASA's Marshall Space Trip Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The Methuselah Foundation, in collaboration along with NASA, manages the rivals.For additional information about the symposium, see the symposium internet site. For more information about the Deep Space Meals Obstacle, check out:.nasa.gov/ spacefoodchallenge.- end-.Jasmine HopkinsHeadquarters, Washington321-432-4624jasmine.s.hopkins@nasa.gov.Street FigueroaMarshall Room Flight Facility, Huntsville, Ala.256-932-1940lane.e.figueroa@nasa.gov.